micromanipulation

noun3

1. •
   The manipulation of objects too small to be seen with the unaided eye.

   • Micromanipulations are performed in a Petri dish chamber. — 2012
2. •
   A subtly manipulative act; An interpersonal ploy to influence others without the direct use of power.

   • The statement "So-and-so is idiotic, and anyone who says otherwise is also idiotic." is a micromanipulation in at least the sense of the intent of isolating the dissidents and other people from each other.
3. •
   A very small adjustment; a tweak.

   • Links with concretism are evident in the geometry of the song and in the micromanipulations of words, splits, and pairings, which multiply their suggestions. — 1996